F/O Robert Allen “Shorty” Stewart RAAF 1919 to 2004
This is the fourth in the series of BajanThings posts that profile Errol Walton Barrow’s crew in RAF 88 Squadron, “B” Flight, Second Tactical Air Force (2TAF) during World War II. That crew consisted of: English pilot Andrew Leslie Cole and two Australian rear Wireless operator and Air Gunners (WAGs): Leo Leslie Schultz and Robert…
Barbados “land of the flying fish” luggage stickers of the 1960s
In the 1960s and 1970s Barbados flying fish luggage stickers used to be given away at tourist entry and exit ports together with other welcome pack items such as tourism styled maps. During the 1950s and 1960s tourist literature often referred to Barbados as: “the land of the flying fish” which is why luggage stickers…
WordPress 6.7 – first impressions…
This post about WordPress 6.7 is part of a series where we share our learnings on managing a hobby website. It’s intended for WordPress hobby website administrators. WordPress 6.7 – the latest version of WordPress launched in the UK on 12th November 2024 at about 10pm. Here are a few of the WordPress 6.7 Reviews I read:…
Kandace Chimbiri’s book: The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses
This new children’s book: The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses by Bajan author Kandace Chimbiri was published by Scholastic on 26th September 2024. The publication of The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses coincides with the start of Black History Month in the UK on 1st October. This book which is illustrated by Jael Umerah-Makelemi and…
The vitamin C content of the Barbados Cherry – Iris Bayley
The vitamin C content of the Barbados cherry was researched by Iris Bayley (later: Iris Bannochie) in the late 1940s and 1950s. Her research on the Barbados cherry followed on from the work done by Conrado F Asenjo and Ana Rosa Freire de Guzmán, who in February 1946 published a paper in Science on their…
The Terracotta Warriors – Xi’an, China
This month we have a double bill. Yesterday we shared our trip to Angkor Wat. Today we share our trip to visit see the army of Terracotta Warriors which were discovered by farmers in Xi’an, China while digging a well back in 1974. Today the excavated fragments are being meticulously pieced back together by a…
The Temples of Angkor Wat – Cambodia
For Chinese New Year 2014 which was late January, we did something that had been on our family bucket list for a very, very, long time. We went to Cambodia to visit the Angkor Wat Temples. That trip was triggered by the fact that after being in Asia for nearly 20 years, my wife, Susan…
Two Barbados Tourist films one from the 1960s and one from the 1970s
A look back in time. We recently came across these two Barbados Tourist Board promotional films: Barbados West Indian Wonderland from the 1960s and Magic Isle from the 1970s. Enjoy the nostalgia of these two promotional films. The first film is a Barbados Tourist Board film from the 1960s, promotes Barbados as a tourist destination,…
Aircraft losses Pont-Saint-Martin during World War II – Remembering P/O George Inniss and the crew of Hampden AD750 from RAF 106 Squadron
In France the 8th May is la fête de la Victoire 1945, le jour de la libération. It is a national holiday when those that gave their lives fighting for the freedom of France are remembered. The date celebrates the announcement of the end of World War II by Gen. Charles de Gaulle on 8th…
David Miles-Hanschell’s book series: Diary of a Shipping Clerk…
David Miles-Hanschell is a Bajan who settled in Scotland fifty years ago. He has lived on the Isle of Bute (an island in the Firth of Clyde on the East coast of Scotland) for the last thirty years where he was an inspirational primary school teacher. Having retired David set up and self funded a…
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